Stuttgart, Germany — For the past couple of years, mobile operators have sought ways to become an indispensable part of their customers’ lifestyle. Current mobile phones are versa-tile devices supporting a wide range of applications beyond communication, and offer eventually the possibility to monetise additional revenue streams, for instance through Lo-cation-Based Services (LBS). The US mobile carriers have succeeded to...

Stuttgart, Germany – Manila, Philippines — Despite a tough economic climate, ethnic MVNOs retain their ability to attract customers. And while a wide variety of MVNO models have em-erged and waned in every country over the last years, the ethnic MVNO model remains one of the most successful ones.
The main reason behind this success is the changing demographic profile of the European region. The influx of non-European ci...